Daily Weather Briefing for Wednesday, May 6, 2020

OUTLOOK

The last in a series of weather disturbances will cross the area today with showers and thunderstorms likely. Temperatures will fall to below normal by Thursday, then cooling off even more by the weekend.

Severe Weather Liveblog for Monday, May 5, 2020 [LINK]

Governor Issues Executive Order 138 to Ease Pandemic Restrictions on May 8th at 5pm [LINK]

Franklin Town Council holds regular monthly meeting for May 2020 [LINK]

County to rescind Emergency Regulations that go beyond the state restrictions on May 8th, to follow state plan to re-open in phases. [LINK]


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General Forecast Through Wednesday

Today

Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with scattered showers in the afternoon. Breezy, cooler with highs ranging from the mid-50s to the lowe 60s. Winds out of the northwest15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight

Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows ranging from near 40 down to the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny. Highs in the 50s to near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain after midnight. Lows ranging from the mid-40s to the mid-30s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Friday

Showers. Highs ranging from the lower 50s to the upper 50s. Chance of rain 80 percent.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy with rain likely in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows ranging from the mid-30s to around 30. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.


Hazards

Hazardous weather is not expected today. Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon.

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The CDC website [LINK] reports 11,848 people in North Carolina are infected, 430 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 12,256 confirmed cases, 534 hospitalized and 452 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 12,510 people infected and 472 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).

Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]


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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, May 06, 2020